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If you need an engaging lesson for the days before Thanksgiving break, this episode has you covered! Listen to hear a creative writing assignment that your kids will remember forever! Plus, we will share some other fun Thanksgiving worthy lesson ideas. Be sure to visit our blog https://elacoreplans.com/middle-school-ela-thanksgiving-lessons/for the links mentioned and the free printables! […]
Middle School ELA Thanksgiving Lessons Your Students Will Love There are so many fun middle school ELA Thanksgiving lessons that will make this time of year memorable. We would like to share some of our favorites with you. Turkey Stories One of my favorite Thanksgiving activities is an oldie. I think I did this when […]
Today’s episode is all about games you can play in your middle school ELA classroom. We’ll tell you all about six super fun games that you can take back to your classroom immediately! Be sure to visit our blog for all show notes and printables! https://elacoreplans.com/review-games-for-the-ela-classroom/ Download this episode!
Listen up to hear a great idea to motivate middle school students when it comes to reading independently or learning new vocabulary words. With an easy printable BINGO card, ELA class can become much more fun! Be sure to check out all of our shownotes, including links to free printables on our blog at https://elacoreplans.com/bingo-cards-in-middle-school-ela/ […]
How we started to use Bingo cards in Our ELA Classrooms In an effort to find a fun way to encourage students to read, we started using an ongoing Bingo game for novels. We used these cards for student’s independent novel choices and book club books. The Bingo charts were such a hit that we […]
Listen to hear our favorite middle school ELA Halloween stories and activities that we’ve tried over the years. You’ll walk away with so many ideas, it will be hard for you to choose which one to try in your own ELA classroom this Halloween! All printables mentoned in today’s show can be found on our […]
This episode will provide you with a quick and super fun narrative writing lesson that can be completed in one class period! The lesson focuses on creating suspense. It would be perfect for a spooky October day, but can be used any time of year. Be sure and find all of our shownotes and free […]
During the first nine weeks, we cover narrative writing. This is a way to teach standards like how to develop a theme. We use quick narrative writing assignments simply because we have SO much to teach. Teaching narrative writing makes sense for us to do in the first nine weeks because we read a lot […]
This is the first episode in a series on using short narrative writing exercises in your middle school ELA classroom. We will be telling you all about strong verb paragraphs – how to write them, why they work, and how you can impliment them immediately. Check out all of the mentioned freebies in our show […]
Using bell ringers in the middle school ELA classroom can help you keep your sanity when it comes to trying to fit everything in! This episode will help you learn the advantages of using bell ringers or warm ups at the beginning of class, and we will talk about the ones that we rely on […]
ELA Core Plans provides teacher-written lesson plans, bellringers, and novel units designed to coordinate with Common Core State Standards.
